Shelters fill up as temperatures go down

The cold weather is forcing many to seek shelter in Cincinnati as pipe breaks keep work crews busy.

Crews were called to 7th and Race streets late Tuesday after a pipe burst in a garage. At least one business underneath the garage suffered damage.

Salt trucks even had to be called in to keep the roads from being covered in ice.

Dozens of people came to the shelter at Prince of Peace Church in Over-the-Rhine looking for help.

"Out on a night like this, it's very dangerous and very cold and unsafe," homeless resident Theresa Oshea said.

This shelter only had 45 floor mats for the homeless to sleep on.

It's an emergency spill-over for the Drop Inn Center. Volunteers at the Drop Inn Center said they had 170 people Monday night.

The bitter cold didn't stop some people from having fun, though.

At Fountain Square, the Tuesday night Broom Ball League played on.

"Normally it's not this bad. They zambonied the ice so it's a little slicker than normal but it's just fun, you know. Something to do, even with the cold. It is less fun in the cold but still fun, believe it or not," broom ball player Brad Kreimer said.

The SPCA also urged people to bring in their outdoor pets overnight to keep them from the cold.

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